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AUTHOR
Juan Campos Campos
Facilitation of Insulin Effects by Ranolazine in Astrocytes in Primary Culture
Ranolazine (Rn) is a drug used to treat persistent chronic coronary ischemia. It has also been shown to have therapeutic benefits on the central nervous system and an anti-diabetic effect by lowering blood glucose levels and however, no effects of Rn on cellular sensitivity to insulin (Ins) have been demonstrated yet. The present study aimed to investigate the permissive effects of Rn on the actions of Ins in astrocytes in primary culture. Ins at 10-8 M, Rn (10-6 M) and Ins+Rn (10-8 M and 10−6 M respectively) were added to astrocytes during 24 h. In comparison to control cells, Rn and/or Ins caused modifications in cell viability and proliferation. p-AKT, p-ERK, p-eNOS, Mn-SOD, COX-2, and t…
Acción del sugamadex y de los bloqueantes neromusculares: rocuronio y vecuronio en neuronas en cultivo primario
INTRODUCCIÓN: El ROCURONIO y VECURONIO son los relajantes musculares no despolarizantes BNMNP más usados en la práctica clínica. El SUGAMADEX es el fármaco utilizado como reversor de la relajación muscular producida por los bloqueantes neuromusculares citados. En el presente trabajo analizamos los efectos del SUGAMADEX, la implicación del colesterol en los mismos y el posible papel protector del ROCURONIO y VECURONIO en cultivos primarios de neuronas de rata. HIPÓTESIS: Debido a la introducción paulatina del fármaco SUGAMADEX en la clínica y de los bloqueantes neuromusculares tipo ROCURONIO y VECURONIO, nos planteamos si estos fármacos o su combinación podrían ocasionar muerte neuronal en c…
The role of chemokines in alzheimer's disease
OBJECTIVE:The most common multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder occurring in old age is Alzheimer's disease. The neuropathological hallmarks of that disorder are amyloid plaques with the presence of β -amyloid aggregates, intraneuronal tau protein tangles, and chronic inflammation. Brain cells such as microglia and astrocytes are inflammatory cells associated with Alzheimer's disease and involved in the production of inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines and chemokines. Chemokines consist of a large family of protein mediators with low molecular weight, which able to control the migration and residence of all immune cells. In pathological conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease, che…